Tricolored blackbird
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The tricolored blackbird is a passerine bird of the family Icteridae. Its range is limited to the coastal areas of the Pacific coast of North America, from Northern California in the U.S., to upper Ba
Blackbird tricolored male summer california monte m taylor
The tricolored blackbird breeds in large colonies such as this one in western Antelope Valley, California.
Red-winged blackbird
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The red-winged blackbird is a passerine bird of the family Icteridae found in most of North America and much of Central America. It breeds from Alaska and Newfoundland south to Florida, the Gulf of Me
Tricolored blackbird
…this bird is not related to the Old World common blackbird, which is a thrush (Turdidae). The species' call sounds slightly more nasal than that of the red-wing's - a nasal kip and a sharp check. The male's song is a garbled on-ke-kaaangh. The bird migrates south during the colder seasons to Mexico and back to…
RWBB Female OCWC
Male seen from behind, showing the absence of the typical yellow bands below the red spots
Male displaying his characteristic predominantly black plumage with the red spot on the wing bordered by the yellow band
Male red-winged blackbird singing